exactly what went on during her time kidnapped. she talks about why she couldn't escape and her relationship with the man who held her captive and the pain she's going through, a report coming up. the police chase turns deadly in texas. innocent bystanders become victims. we've seen intense car chases on tv, often speeding down the highways. the question they raise is when is a chase not worth it? certainly this situation begs the question. we'll take you through it. also we'll take you through something that's given us pause at cnn, you know the public charging stations for your cell phones, you see them everywhere, at the airport or a mall and you're low on battery power. turns out hackers may be using those charging stations to get your information or worse, implant viruses onto your phone. so much more ahead. let's begin with breaking news. egypt's military moving in overnight to break up two massive miakeshift camps in

cairo. the muslim brotherhood claims 200 protesters have been killed. egyptian officials say nine pro-morsi supporters were killed. whatever number you take, the situation is just beginning there. cnn's all over the story, we have reporters spread out across the country in the middle of it. let's start with arwa damon in the streets of cairo watching the situation as we speak. arwa, can you hear us? >> reporter: yes, i got you. we're right outside of the massive sit-in that is the main focus of this current operation that is being spear-headed by the police but the military has been brought in. we can see one of the many front lines have erupted around this sit-in site. there are a number of pro-morsi demonstrators that are trying to reach those that are inside the sit-in site, clashing with riot police on one of the main roads,

also on an overpass, and we've been seeing them trying to push forward, driving a bus to use as cover because of the tear gas that is being fired on them. we are also seeing thick, thick plumes of black smoke from tires on fire. driving up here we saw a police vehicle on fire, at least three ambulances going in, wounded police officers being put into them. we could not tell the extent of their injuries. this most certainly is a situation that is just beginning because they're not only dealing with trying to clear out the sit-in itself, they're also dealing with these various front lines and clashes that are erupting throughout the capital. >> all right, arwa, stick with us for a little bit. thank you so much for your reporting. arwa is in the middle of the streets of cairo. let's get to ian lee live in our cairo bureau for more on this developing situation. ian we heard from arwa, this is developing as we speak, the clashes continue.

she sees wounded being carted away but the question is why is this all happening right now? >> reporter: security forces have said for a couple weeks they were going to clear out these two protest camps that were set up by supporters of the former president mohamed morsi, and they've had deadlines, those deadlines have passed, this morning, early morning we saw the security forces make good on that promise. they see this as a threat to their interim government, a threat to their rule. they said they need to open up these squares, open up the areas so commerce can continue, people can continue with their lives. they've seen these as a threat, they warned them and now they're making good on that promise. we've already seen at least nine people killed from the protesters and at least five people killed from the security forces side. it looks like this is really just the beginning of a very violent day or a very violent few days coming up. >> ian, i think many people are

wondering, we've seen clashes, we've seen sit-ins, they continue. you said the military warned that this crackdown could be coming. are we at a breaking point at this moment? because it sounds like it's going to go one way or the other from here. it can't just calm down because no one is backing down right now. >> reporter: that's exactly right. this really is a breaking point for egypt. we've been focusing on these two areas where the two camps are but we're getting reports of other places not only in cairo but around egypt where we're see pro-morsi supporters going in the streets and clashing with security forces. this really could be a spark that started in cairo but that spreads throughout the country as security forces finally try to clamp down on these protesters, trying to clear them out of the squares, trying to clear them out of the streets and trying to progress, move the country forward politically, but what we're seeing right now,

seems very hard to do that with the level of violence we've been seeing. >> and the violence continues and as you've reported the number of killed wildly different numbers we're hearing this morning. ian lee, in cairo, we'll check back with you throughout the morning, anything from 9 to 200 some reports, clearly in the middle of this chaos there's no way of confirming one way the other the developing situation. . >> the way the city is set up specifically cairo, it's so congested, there's overlap where the protesters are and people are living their lives there will be a lot of blood shed so they have to control it as quickly as possible. the question becomes does someone have to step in to help? let's take you to more breaking news back home, the suspect is dead, two hostages wounded after a tense stand yourselfoff in a louisiana bank that ended in gunfire. the 0-year-old suspect opened fire on his hostages when officers entered the building.

alina machado, good morning, what do we understand about the situation? >> reporter: good morning, chris. this remains an active scene. we've been seeing investigators coming and going from this bank all night combing through the evidence. louisiana state police have identified the alleged hostagetaker at 20-year-old fuwad abdu akmed. over the course of 20 hours he made several demands and released a female hostage but just before midnight local time something changed, the s.w.a.t. team stormed the bank because the gunman according to police this threatened to kill the hostages. now, akmed was shot dead. police say he shot both hostages before he was killed. those two hostages were taken to area hospitals where at least check they were listed in critical condition. >> alina supposedly one of the changes in the situation was

that the suspect made known what he wanted. do we know what that was, what the agenda was here, if not money? >> reporter: we don't know exactly what it is that he wanted specifically. authorities are still working to determine a motive but they're saying mental illness may have played a role, they say he was a paranoid schizophrenic. when he was talking to hostage negotiators he said he heard voices and wanted a device he said was implanted in his head to be removed. >> we continue to monitor the situation and appreciate the reporting. let's head out to california where kidnapping victim hannah anderson is sharing her pain on social media. according to the associated press the california teen is taking questions online, telling the world that the man who kidnapped her, after murdering her mother and brother, in her words "deserved what he got." casey wian is tracking the latest developments for us live from los angeles. amazing, i don't think anyone expected to hear from her so

quickly. casey? >> that's right, kate. we shouldn't be surprised that hannah anderson did practically what any teenage girl might do after a life-changing ordeal, took to social media and discussed it with her peers. 16-year-old hannah anderson is sharing details about her kidnapping on social media. she fielded questions on the site askfm about her abduction by the man she knew as uncle jim, james dimaggio. user asked, did you want to go with dimaggio? she replied. no, not at all. why didn't you run? he would have killed me. why didn't you tell your parents he creeped you out? in part, he was my dad's best friend and i didn't want to ruin anything between them. hannah shed light on the night she was kidnapped, the same night her mother and brother were killed. how did he separate you from your mom and brother? he tied them up in the garage. how did he keep the fire a secret? he had it set where it would catch on fire at a certain time.

hannah also wrote dimaggio threatened to kill her if she fled and brought her in part to carry equipment in the wilderness. some questions were brutally blunt. did he rape you? i'm not allowed to talk about it so don't ask questions about it, thank you. are you glad he's dead? absolutely. some experts question the wisdom of hannah's online chats. >> this is a 16-year-old who is totally traumatized, and sometimes in a numb state you're doing things that you don't really consider the consequences. >> reporter: hannah even posted a photo and typical conversation of the girl. what design did you get on your nails? pink for my mom and blue for ethan. hannah spent some of tuesday helping to plan their funerals. perhaps the most painful words that hannah exchanged came when she was asked whether if she could say anything to her mother and ethan, what would she say

and her response was i wish i could go back in time and risk my life to try and save theirs. i will never forgive myself for not trying harder to save them. kate? >> so painful, casey wian in los angeles for us, thank you so much. we should say this was reported by the associated press cnn has not independently confirmed the reports of hannah anderson's postings. if theyou want to help there ha been a fund set up for the teen, for more go to cnn.com/impact. a lot of news going on at this hour, michaela? >> u.s. intelligence analysts spotted specific code words in recently intercepted al qaeda communications which led them to believe an attack would be eminent, those messages prompting the closure of embassies from the middle east and across africa. drone has killed some al qaeda militants linked to the threat.

cnn has not independently confirmed that report. the elk fire has scorched over 98,000 acres. reports are it will not be fully contained until october 1st. at least 71 homes and other structured have been destroyed. in utah a fire is burning across 4,000 acres and dozens are homes have been destroyed. the man charged with the largest leak of government classified information in history expected to see the latest phase of his court-martial. it will be the first time we hear from bradley manning. he faces up to 90 years in prison. michael jackson's ex-wife debbie rowe will take the stand in his wrongful death trial. she's being called as a witness for concert promoter aeg live, expected to be questioned about the pop star's drug use.

the jackson family claims aeg is responsible for jackson's death. the trial is now in its 16th week. two high profile actresses appealing to california lawmakers to pass a new bill cracking down on the actions of paparazzi. you see halle berry and jennifer garner. they testified their children are constantly harassed by photographers. they said they're not speaking out as celebrities but rather as mothers. >> i don't want a gang of shouting, arguing, law-breaking photographers who camp out everywhere we are, all day, every day, to continue traumatizing my kids. >> we're going to take a closer look at this issue later on in the in the coming up around 8:30 eastern. the new groundskeeping crew at chicago's o'hare airport, a team of goats, llamas and sheep, they'll graze on grass and weeds that are too difficult to maintain with traditional landscaping equipment.

don't worry you won't see the creatures running around the runway at o'hare. they're separated by security fencing. they often complain a little bit about making a lot of noise, you know, baaah, their work conditions. apparently they find them effective, the llamas and the burrows keep coyotes away. good to know and apparently in two weeks they've cleared five acres. they work hard. >> they work hard? they're eating. >> they're working. this is a symbiotic relationship. it's one of the ways people suggested the federal government can cut spending. >> and apparently there's a restaurant that owns a part owner of the herd and they're using them to make cheese and all sorts of other stuff for the restaurant which is genius. it's like full circle, right? >> not a bad idea. ♪ >> where's simba. all i know here's my money one

of those goats is getting through the fence. >> then we cue the free willy. >> look at this goat on the runway. >> we'll be there live. back to more serious matters, flash flooding in el paso county, colorado, is destructive and deadly. 17-year-old girl the latest victim. the body of rose hamms was recovered early tuesday morning. monday she called her parents to tell her she was seeking shelter from rain under a bridge. indra petersons has the weather to figure out the situation. fuf, people get jammed up out there. the flooding happens quickly. >> very quickly and unfortunately it's the burn area. they got under an inch of rain but that's all it takes once the thunderstorm hits the wrong place. this is a water vapor satellite, a lot of dry air is filling in the area. on the 12-hour loop you can see a couple thunderstorms can pop up, they're still in the forecast today and unfortunately that's all it takes is just a lot of rain in a short period of time and you can see that mud

come down from the hillsides. we're looking in the northeast that cold front has moved offshore and look at the cool air that's filtered in from canada. temperatures 10, even 15 degrees below average for this time of year. cleveland today feeling like fall, 68. that is their high today. indianapolis just 73. chicago 74, new york city today 75 degrees so beautiful weather out there. unfortunately, that same cold front has just stalled so another stationary front into the south, so heavy rain from all that tropical moisture into the gulf is still in the forecast, two to five inches of rain possible over the next three days but that's not it. we're looking at development here into the caribbean, about a 30% chance a low develops. if this low develops and makes this way up close to that stationary front we're adding tropical moisture to the stationary front. in addition to three to five inches we can talk about eight inches of rain over the next couple of days. tough situation we'll be ron moring. they do not need any more rain

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. welcome back. how is the morning going? listen to the story we have, witnesses down in texas are describing a scene of carnage, six people were killed during a high speed police chase, this stolen truck slammed into an

suv, the victims are all members of one family. here's cnn's john zarrella with the story. >> reporter: six dead, all from one family, four of them children. state troopers were pursuing a stolen pickup truck monday in hidalgo county in southern texas. it blew through an intersection, hitting several cars. >> just in shock. that could have been anybody, you know? it's a whole family that just died. >> reporter: last month outside atlanta, another stolen vehicle, another high-speed chase, captured on the dash cam. police say in excess of 100 miles per hour, before the driver crashed. he's dead. >> he was creating the danger, and we were trying to get him stopped. >> reporter: it seems we hear about high-speed chases all the time and oftentimes the question is raised, are they really necessary? a 1997 national institute of justice study found that beginning in the '90s, a growing

number of agencies were making their policies more restrictive, chase only in response to a violent felony. but here's the downside. researchers say most pursuits, as many as 90%, are still for non-violent crimes. >> what we know about pursuits is that most of them, even in today's world, are for traffic. >> very dangerous situation right there. >> reporter: not in dallas, which has one of the toughest chase policies in the nation and has reduced the number of deaths to police officers and civilians, says former chief who instituted the changes. >> we wouldn't allow our officers to pursue people in didn't stop or took evasive action. we would keep them from chasing after those individuals and find other ways to catch them. >> reporter: john zarrella, cnn, miami. >> all right, john, thanks so much for that. coming up next on "new day"

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neon trace? of course you knew that. welcome back to "new day," smarter than i am, of course you are. it's august 14th, wednesday, hump day. i'm chris cuomo. >> i'm kate bolduan. we're here with news anchor michaela pereira. >> good morning, everyone. >> hump day he says. coming up in the show your phone battery is dying and that public charging station looks pretty good like an oasis. be careful where you plug in. you may be exposing your smartphone to hackers. also, have you heard about this, the justice department moving to block a merger between american and u.s. airways. why? it would create the world's largest airline. what would that mean? big issue air fare and prices, will it send them higher or lower? first a lot of news this morning, let's get right to michaela. >> let's get to the headlines breaking news from egypt overnight, egypt's military moved in to break up two massive makeshift camps in cairo.

there are competing claims about fatalities. the muslim brotherhood claiming 200 protesters have been killed and more than 8,000 injured, egyptian officials, however, dispute those claims saying that nine pro-morsi supporters were killed and 78 others were hurt. a tense hostage drama at a bank in st. joseph, louisiana, is over. the suspect identified as 20-year-old fuwad ahmed shot and killed by police after a 12-hour standoff. two bank employees he was holding hostage removed from the scene in critical condition with gunshot wounds. rescue efforts under way in mum buy, india, where an explosion and fire aboard an indian navy submarine killed an unknown number of sailors. about 18 people were aboard the vessel when the blast occurred. the explosion was powerful enough to sink most of that submarine. juror number 12 from the

whitey bulger trial speaking exclusively to cnn after the boston crime boss was convicted on 31 of 32 counts including links to 11 murders. janet ular says the jury really struggled with the credibility of witnesses. >> you had people that were criminals giving system that took plea agreements so you weren't sure what you could believe or what you couldn't believe. and some of the -- >> the juror says she was sickened to hear from witnesses who were walking free despite having committed murders. former hollywood madam heidi fleiss in trouble with the law once again. police found nearly 400 marijuana plants growing in her residence in nevada. she's facing charges but was not arrested. police chose not to arrest fleiss because she is carrying more than $200,000 worth of exotic birds and also allowed officers to search her home without a warrant. are you ready for some cute? here we go, there's only one

thing cuter than the world smallest monkey, the world's smallest baby monkey. this baby pygmy marmacet was born july 27th. not sure if it's a boy or a girl. it ticked the scale at 36 grams, just barely over an ounce, they almost blend, look at that. you can see the eyeballs. don't leave me, mom. >> i'm glad that we've see involved that particular practice. i would not want to carry my kids. >> no? >> when it's that size it fits in the palm of your kids. >> that's true, but my kids were never that small. cuomos come out, they're ready for pants. >> how many pounds? >> 13, 14, i don't know. my son came out with two days' growth. >> christine, call and stop your

husband. >> my daughter was two and a half feet tall. >> with roller blades on. >> with roller blades. we're going to john king again, aren't we? when we get awkward the best thing to do is go to john. >> bring it to john, he'll take care of it. >> i love this face he makes, i love you but i hate you. this is what he's thinking, bring it on, girl, i've known you long enough. >> remember the guy the other day stuffing the puppies up his t-shirt, keep that man away from the monkey. >> it's down his pants where you start talking. >> this is getting real, all right, but we will talk about other big news like politics. time for the political gut check. first up he's got big named supporters, oprah winfrey, google's eric schmidt and now he

has party support but will enthusiasm be enough should he make it all the way to washington, a long road to washington, john. this happens a lot and chris always jokes because this is what political coverage does. are we setting expectations too high for cory booker? can he really make that big of a splash in a senate and a congress that has more gridlock than ever? >> it is a great question and in some ways cory booker sets expectations high for himself because he's ambitious and active in speaking to the media and social media. he did win the democratic primary but he's the heavy overwhelming favorite. he has the fund-raising advantage. we've called him a rising star in the democratic party. drop that, whether you agree or disagree he's a star in the democratic party. he has a chance to be elected the african-american senator he would be, replacing barack obama last african-american appointed

to the senate. he would be a new member of the senate who has a bit of a national stage already because of his high profile as newark mayor, he would be among the most prominent african-american politicians and the question how would he make his mark in the senate? i'd lay this marker down talk to mark warner, democrat of virginia, lamar alexander, republican of tennessee, the guys who have been chief executives like mayor booker was get frustrated because of the gridlock you've talked about. >> "time" magazine approached it this way. if he is a chief executive of a middle sized city of newark and he's so popular and he's so well-known, "time" magazine put it this way, "why on earth does booker want to be a u.s. senator?" wouldn't the raw politics of it, wouldn't governor be a better route for him in. >> the senate could say why would anybody come to washington. young people ask me do they want to come for jobs on journalism and on capitol hill. he didn't challenge chris christie this time and what republicans will tell you, he didn't have the guts to

challenge chris christie for re-election in new jersey so he chose the senate seat when senator lautenberg passed. it is a great question xwr would anyone come to washington. the more people you get, no matter where they are on the spectrum if they want to talk issues and debate policy, please come to washington and don't come cynical. the mayor gets criticized by liberal democrats because he has friends on wall street. he's newark, new jersey, close to wall street, you might understand this but he's brought in the business community to help with education policies. i'm not agreeing with his policy but he sometimes looks outside the traditional boxes for help and without taking any sides that's a good thing for washington. >> anyone who says they want to find middle ground, i would argue that is a good thing to try to stop the gridlock. one issue he could be faces if he makes it to the senate, the immigration debate, mark yo rubio is sharpening his message

saying it's pointed to republicans that if you don't get on board the president could completely take it out of our hands and push through immigration reform through executive orders, he's basically saying you might not like it but it could get a whole lot worse. do you think this threat is real, a real fear of republicans? >> the president with the stroke of a pen can't bring those 11 million estimated illegal immigrants out of the shadows and grant them status. president president can't do that. can he tell the government, enforce this part of the immigration law, don't enforce that, set this priority, don't make this a priority, yes, the president can make this policy to some degree. president rubio has gotten out of his skipath to citizenship i florida. he's trying to say if we don't do something the president will. republicans need to be part of

this for policy and political reasons and he's trying to at the same time repair relationships with the right, talking about perhaps shutting down the government to defund obama care, talking about taking a leave on anti-abortion regulations. 's the right doesn't like this position on immigration so he's trying to talk big policy and fix his own politics. >> we'll see what they hear during precess and what happens when they make it back to washington. thanks john. let's take a break. when we come back a warning using public charging stations for your phone, hackers, they could be laying in wait. we'll explain the potential dangers. and three teenagers caught on tape beating up a younger student on a school bus. they now face a judge and new questions about who is responsible, the law, the schools, or the parents. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪

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welcome back to "new day." let's go around the world now, starting in south korea, where stifling heat wave is to blame for ten deaths this summer. paula hancocks has more. >> reporter: children in seoul may have figured out how to keep cool but this recent heat wave is not so much fun for others in south korea. the government is warning of blackouts telling people to stop using elevators and to turn the air conditioning off. in neighboring japan there's been a record temperature recorded of 105.8 degrees fahrenheit and in china those without air conditioning are having to sleep on the balconies. >> paula, thank you so much. when we told you the story yesterday the professor who built his mountain retreat on top of a beijing high-rise now he's bowing to pressure from neighbors. david mackenzie has the update. >> reporter: it seems like his luck has run out. the man who built this enormous piece of urban landscaping on top of his 26-floor apartment

has been told he needs to get rid of it. officials saying he has 15 days to tear down the fake rock, trees and all the things that angered neighbors for years. they said that he was above the law, had powerful connections, and that's why he got away with it. because of pictures like this going viral on social media in china and the anger people have that the rich and powerful can get away with anything, he's been made now to take it down. kate, back to you. >> i still don't understand how he pulled it off in the first place. how could you not know that construction is up? >> i have no idea. i have no idea. about a lot of things so you know what i need, a little consumer alert, i need information. you know the public charging stations your cell phone, you're looking at one there, popping up across the country, sometimes a life saver but security experts now say beware. why? you could be exposing your phone to hackers, viruses, even worse.

speaking of experts we have one right here, cnn's christine romans. give us knowledge. what is the risk? >> it could be a wolf in sheep's clothing, you'll be getting more than juice, could you be getting viruses and allowing access to your most important personal information and data by hackers who could get into your phone because you're using a public charging station. georgia tech students took a run of the mill motherboard and turned it into a mac den, in a weak they built this, this is something that would hide in a public charging station and be able to get into your apple operating system. this is only the apple operating system they were trying to get into and they got into it quite easily. it's a little more money and a little more effort they said they could build one of these to look exactly like a charger. you could borrow somebody else's charger and that would allow access and you wouldn't be able

to easily see it because viruses of course if you were to -- it takes about a minute, you'd be able to inject a virus just like that and it will hide there in your device. >> it's scary and also important to note that this is kind of a preemptive strike. they wanted to see if they could do this rather than there's a huge concern that it's happening already but regardless, how do people protect themselves from this? >> they did this to present to the industry look, this is how easy this could happen and apple is working on this and has some fixes for later generation operating systems but here's what you can do first, set up a pass code, the most important thing. don't connect to untrusted computers. billy lau, the georgia tech researcher says he would not plug his device into a public charging station. he also says overall don't use your phone while charging or connecting to a pc. >> because would you unlock that passcode and allow them in. >> absolutely. it's just shocking to me how much we rely on technology but

hackers are always trying to figure out how to get more from us. >> we take caution if you're using a shared public computer, they have the kiosks at the airport, we're smart enough to know mostly we shouldn't use those especially if we're accessing private information so maybe we have to have the same caution any time we're plugging our own in. >> maybe we have to have believe it or not a security guard. if you're a hacker and build this and get underneath the public charging station. >> wouldn't somebody notice? >> maybe they wouldn't. how many people are walking around one of those. you go to laguardia airport there's hundreds of people around there. >> it's impossible to be 100% sure about your devices. >> the security experts we talk to all said they would not plug into a public charger. >> there you go. >> you know what they need to invent is a charger that defeats the viruss that come into it. >> i'm sure that will be the next step. >> got to stay one step ahead. >> see there, right here, christine, kidneys. >> georgia tech is coming to get you. >> i have to draw it in crayon. here's what i'm thinking.

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manziel for allegedly receiving money to sign autographs. how do i know this? the boys in the background. no. andy scholes told me about it. what's going on here? >> hey, chris. it's not that dez has anything against johnny football. he actually doesn't want him to get suspended but he wants to see some consistency from the ncaa. dez was suspended for the majority of his final season in oklahoma state because he lied to the ncaa about having lunch with deion sanders and while he wants to watch manziel play this season dez thinks it would be unfair if is he not suspended. the only undefeated team in nfl history will finally make a trip to the white house. obama will host them. they didn't get to go to the white house because president nixon was dealing with his little thing called the watergate scandal. jason dufner is on top of the world. apparently he and the with a in

a makwanamaker trophy sleeping h it, the wife tweeting i've been replaced. how many beers do you think it holds? >> can we put it back up? >> 20. >> that would hold -- no, no, no. that would hold 36 beers. >> close, chris. dufner on the howard stern radio show says it holds 43 beers. >> well he's wrong. >> well, i hope he cleaned that before he slept with it. >> that's why he's sleeping so soundly. >> that man takes some really funny pictures. >> and that's 40 -- right up there. >> maybe it's 44, he just never made it. thanks, andy. have a good one. you hear the music, it's time for the rock block, everyone, a quick roundup of the stories you will be talking about today. first up michaela. >> first up in the papers from "the washington post," president obama pushing a plan for

expanded high speed internet access in every public school. he covers the cost of project connected by raising fees on mobile phone users. in the "new york times" how prescription sleep aids can impact a person's ability to drive safely the next morning. in "the wall street journal" enjoy a good laugh at work, studies show employees prefer to hire people with senses of humor and works both ways, mixing laughter and fun into company culture attracts skilled workers, that's why we enjoy ourselves so much here, cls cls? >> i happen to be deadly serious. this was a $12 billion tweet, carl icahn added more value and added more than $1 billion to the apple stock yesterday. aol's ceo tim armstrong said it was wrong to axe an employee. he went out to say it was an

emotional response to a difficult discussion. the employee is still fired. recent immigrants or college grads with little credit history they're still good customers, still good credit risks. there are about 10 million like this who would be prime credit customers, a sweet spot for lenders. indra peterson with the weather. >> feels like fall. nice cold air from high pressure coming in from canada cooling us off 10, 15 degrees below normal. 70s out for new york city, 70s for indianapolis today, just 73. complete opposite picture again, although pretty much what you're used to anywhere along the gulf, heavy rain expected all the way through the week, another 2 to 15 inches in the forecast for you and since we're talking about opposites, complete opposite of the west a ridge of high pressure building in, fire danger on the rise. look for temperatures near 100 degrees with low humidity which is never good news on the fire

lanes. >> thanks so much. we are close to the top of the hour which means it's time for the top news. the helicopters were dropping tear gas from above. >> breaking overnight, violence in the streets of egypt, reports of hundreds dead. the government cracking down on protesters. the fight raging at this hour, and we are there. deadly standoff, also breaking overnight a gunman holds three people hostage for hours inside a bank. police negotiating into the night but there are casualties this morning. he would have killed me. hannah anderson telling her side of the story for the first time, online posts reportedly from her giving chilling new details into her week in captivity. your "new day" starts right now. >> announcer: what you need to

know. >> they gave him a death sentence. >> announcer: what you have to see. >> i'm going to continue watching nascar racing on sunday. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, christi pauo and michaela pereira. >> good morning, welcome back to "new day." it's wednesday, we're nearing the end of the week, august 14th, 7:00 in the east, i'm chris cuomo. >> good morning, everyone, i'm kate bolduan here with news anchor michaela pereira. good morning. coming up in this hour we have an update on the shocking video showing three teenagers beating up another student on a school bus. the accused teenagers went before a judge and we'll hear what one of their fathers had to say about the attack, who is to blame? a lot of people are asking, the students, the school, or the parents? and we have something this morning that literally is a matter of life and death for a 15-year-old boy. he needs a new heart. staff at an atlanta hospital had said they wouldn't put him on the transplant list because they thought he wouldn't follow

medical advice. there's a story to that. in a dramatic reversal they've changed their minds. the question is why. was it the response to the initial decision? we'll take you through it. and it's one of the most popular tv shows on tv right now, maybe a favorite of somebody at this desk, one of the stars of "duck "dynasty"" is he going to trade in his reality fame for capitol hill? word this morning that willie robertson could run for congress and that might be a tip as to who is a fan of that show. >> i'll be leaving my job and heading back to congress. >> his head band say good tell, he's got america on his mind, literally. but first for you this morning, breaking news, there is chaos in egypt, deadly clashes overnight between government security forces and supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi. these clashes have left 15 dead, more than 200 injured and those numbers are expected to rise. cnn is covering this story like no other network can, with live team coverage. first let's go to arwa damon,

live in the streets of cairo, joining us by phone. arwa, can you hear us? if so, what's the latest? >> reporter: well these clashes are really spreading throughout the entire capital. we were outside around an hour ago when we last talk, the main sit-in site, watching pro-morsi demonstrators, crowds using a bus for cover, trying to move forward on an overpass to join those demonstrators that are at the main sit-in site. now we're in another part of cairo where we saw tear gassing, what sounded like gunshots. this is another area where there is a fairly large crowd of pro-morsi demonstrators, trying to set up another sit-in at this square, having already been t evicted from bun one of the twon sites. ambulances have pulled up in the

distance. seems one person was put into them, we can't tell the extent of their injuries. we can smell the tear gas and hearing what sounds like a few rounds of gunfire in the distance. >> all right, now, we understand that there are more of these clashes. are they also increasing in intensity? are you starting to see more violence, bigger operations from the military? what are you seeing? >> reporter: it's difficult to tell whether or not the security forces operations are getting bigger. we do know that this started out as being the ministry of the interior, a police force operation that they were the ones that were tasked with degree with the various sit-ins and we saw the military also being called to action. state television says they are deploying their special forces uniit to assist the police. we saw some army units, some soldiers also setting up road blocks and barricades as well. we've seen helicopters overhead,

so most certainly possibly proving to be much more than just those police units literally sent out to deal with much more than they can actually handle. >> arwa, thank you for the reporting. stay safe. we'll be back to you. let's continue this conversation, get to ian lee, live in our cairo bureau. ian, as you're hearing from arwa right there, who is down on the streets she says the clashes are spreading throughout the capital. the military and the police force, they clearly outmuscle many of the protesters who are sitting in, so any clue of how this could possibly end? >> well it's not going to end pretty, i can tell you that much. when we've seen in the past the military move-in against protesters they have not lost any of those skirmishes. they will go through until they achieve their objectives, and what we are seeing, what arwa said, that this really is spreading throughout cairo. it is also spreading throughout

egypt. we've seen police stations throughout the country, the ministry of interior saying three of them have been attacked by pro-morsi supporters saying others could be attacked as well. we're also hearing of a church it's being reported a church has been attacked by pro-morsi supporters. so this is really starting to spread throughout the country, what started as an early dawn raid against these two camps it's spreading throughout the country as we see supporters of the ousted president take to the streets and it will not end pretty as the military has never really lost any of these skirmishes. they will see it to the end. >> as we see this video coming in, the clashes and the violence absolutely continuing we'll check back in with you throughout the morning. we have more breaking news for you a tense hostage standoff at a bank in louisiana ended in tragedy overnight. the suspect shot and killed by police but not before he opened

fire on two bank employees he was holding captive. alina machado is live from louisiana. >> reporter: good morning, chris, those two hostages are listed at last check in critical condition. they were taken to area hospitals after surviving a terrifying ordeal that took place at the bank behind me. >> an intense 12-hour battle ends. >> he said he was going to take a host annual. >> reporter: fuaed abdo ahmed shot two hostages at the bank where he was keeping them. both were taken to area hospitals. ahmed walked into the bank in st. joseph, louisiana, tuesday, armed with a handgun. he took three bank employees hostage. >> this was not the intent of mr. ahmed to rob that bank. information that was obtained

from his apartment was that written notes, a plan. he actually had a book for negotiation. >> reporter: police negotiated with ahmed well into the night and before the confrontation with police, he let one of the hostages go. >> we held out hope, hoping that we could further that and maybe get a release of the other two hostages. >> reporter: but negotiations went south after police say ahmed threatened to kill the remaining hostages, that's when the s.w.a.t. team moved in. >> he had a small handgun that he was trained on the two individuals. he shot both of them as we were entering the building. we were able to shoot and kill him. >> reporter: police say ahmed was a paranoid schizophrenic and he told them he heard voices and wanted a device removed from his head. kate? >> all right, alina machado, thank you for the update. we're told kidnapping victim

hannah anderson is sharing her horrifying ordeal online this morning. according to the associated press the california teen is taking questions from really total strangers insisting james dimaggio the man who kidnap her after murdering her mother and brother in her words "deserved what he got." casey wian has more from los angeles. good morning, casey. >> good morning, kate. hannah anderson did what a lot of typical teenage girls might do after a life-changing ordeal. she went on social media and shared the story with her peers. 16-year-old hannah anderson is sharing details about her kidnapping on social media. that's according to the associated press. the ap reports hannah fielded questions on the site askfm about her abduction by the man she knew as uncle jim, james dimaggio. a user asked did you want to go to dimaggio? she replied. no, not at all. why didn't you run? he would have killed me. why didn't you tell your parents he creeped you out?

in part, he was my dad's best friend and i didn't want to ruin anything between them. hannah shed new light on the night she was kidnapped, the same night her mother and brother were murdered, their bodies burned in diimagine d dimaggio's house. how did he separate you from your mom and brother? he tied them up in the garage. how did he keep the fire a secret? he had it set where it would catch on fire at a certain time. hannah also wrote dimaggio threatened to kill her if she fled and brought her in part to carry equipment in the wilderness. some questions from subscribers were brutally blunt. did he rape you? i'm not allowed to talk about it so don't ask questions about it, thank you. are you glad he's dead? absolutely. some experts question the wisdom of hannah's online chats. >> this is a 16-year-old who is totally traumatized, and she is in a state of trauma and so she's not thinking. sometimes in a numb state you're doing things that you don't really consider the consequences. >> reporter: hannah even posted

a selfie and engaged in lighter conversation typical of a teenaged girl but even that seemed painful. what design did you get on your nails? pink for my mom and blue for ethan. those who know her tell cnn hannah spent some of tuesday helping to plan their funerals. hannah also expressed regret that she couldn't have done more to help save her mother and her brother. also, we want to point out that cnn has not been able to independently confirm that that social media interaction is from hannah. the associated press, though, says it has. kate? >> casey wian thanks for the update, casey. if you want to help hannah and many people have reached out to say they do, there has been a fund set up for the teenager. for information go to our website cnn.com/impact. we'll have it there. a lot of other news developing at this hour. let's get to michaela. >> we start with breaking news a u.p.s. cargo plane has crashed in birmingham, alabama. an a-300 jet was en route from

louisville and crash landed attempting to land at birmingham shuttlesworth international airport. we are being told rescuers were scrambling to the crash site. witnesses report hearing three loud explosions. no word of injuries or fatalities just yet but count on us for updates as soon as more information is available. an update on the massive elk blaze in idaho. it has scorched more than 98,000 acres. fire officials are predicting it will not be fully contained until october 1st. in utah a wildfire burning across 4,000 acres is at 5% containment. at least a dozen homes have been destroyed. sentencing day for jesse jackson jr., the former illinois congressman and son of jesse jackson the reverend will learn his fate later this morning in federal court. he pleaded guilty to the misuse of $750,000 in campaign funds. jackson's wife, sandy, will also be sentenced today for failing

to report as much as $600,000 in income to the irs. jason patric and his bitter custody battle the star pleading with the california legislative committee to pass a bill that would give sperm donors the ability to seek parental rights to the children they father. patrick has not seen his 3-year-old son gus in six months, a child he conceived with his ex-girlfriend through inveto fertilization. >> sb 115 doesn't give me my son back. i don't know if it gives mr. correa has son back but what it does do is give standing for known constitutionally get their rights and go into court and say i'm the dad. >> the panel, however, was not convinced, voting 5-2 to hold the measure in committee for further discussion later this year. finally, what a scene in new jersey. group of 16 garage workers coming forward to claim their share of last week's massive

$448 million powerball jackpot. the nine women and seven men gathered for a raucous news conference tuesday and i got to say hearing their stories you can't help but feel glad for them. 16 new jersey powerball millionaires now dubbed the ocean 16, so-called because a co-worker bought the winning ticket for their powerball pool at the ocean county vehicle maintenance garage, and no, she didn't have to dance through laser fields like in the movie "ocean's 12." >> honestly i went to academe t pick up group tickets because i went to pick up prescriptions at the pharmacy. >> reporter: she needed someone to double check. >> i had to wake my poor husband up who was no longer poor. >> reporter: but being thankful was the overall theme as six were victims of superstorm sandy last year. >> we lost our home and

everybody pulled together and helped me through. >> reporter: in a real life twist one new millionaire is the daughter of state senator john brown who wrote the law creating the new jersey lottery. he died two years ago. >> the only thing i wanted to do the next morning was pick up the phone and call him and call my mom and i realized i couldn't do that, but this is a real special moment and i thank you all. >> reporter: after federal and state tax and splitting the sum 16 ways each ocean's winner takes home close to $4 million, but loyal to the garage, most have decided to continue working, with few future plans on spending their stacks of cash. >> i'm just going to continue watching nascar racing on sunday, maybe i'll be at my log cabin on multiple acres of land. >> kind of love him. this group is the second to come forward with the winning ticket. minnesota man claimed his share last week but the owner of the third and the final jackpot ticket also sold in new jersey

still remains a mystery. he's not dom forward to claim the cash. >> it's a competition of who can hold a better press conference. the guy from minnesota was so adorable, i don't think he probably loved i called him adorable. >> guys hate that. >> but anyway, good luck, congratulations. >> congratulations to all of them, what a group. let's get to indra petersons in the weather center with what you need to know before you head out the door. >> we're looking at red flag warnings with fire danger out to the west. the situation is worsening. we're looking at temperatures on the rise a red flag warning meaning high temperatures, low humidity that will spread into boise as we go through tomorrow. the dome of high pressure is building into the area. complete opposite picture toward the midwest and northeast, thanks to the cold front that slid by yesterday, behind it high pressure from khcanada bringing in lovely cool air, temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average. it feels like fall out here.

indianapolis, 70s, cleveland highs today about 13 below normal just into the 60s and all that cool air spread out to the northeast, new york city looking for a high of 75. unfortunately, though, not the same fortune for the south. we're talking about a stationary front again meaning that frontal system stalled out there, so all that moisture coming out of the gulf is going to be producing heavy rainfall the next several days, in combination we have potential for a low to develop out into the caribbean, with those two combined we're talking about more rain in the two to five inches, as high as eight inches of rainfall and we keep talking about how much rain they've had. june, july, so soggy, going into august, not changing. >> not changing, all right, thanks so much, indra, thanks for the update. all right, we have a story about a dramatic change in fortune for a 15-year-old boy who is desperately in need of a new heart. doctors gave anthony stokes six months to live but then denied him a spot on the transplant list. the reason why they did that caused a backlash and only then

did the hospital reverse course. here's cnn's senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. >> reporter: 15-year-old anthony stokes will die if he doesn't get a new heart in the next six months, but last week, doctors at children's health care of atlanta said they wouldn't give him one. >> they've given him a death sentence. >> reporter: according to this letter provided to cnn by a family spokesman, doctors said anthony was currently not a transplant candidate due to having a history of non-compliance. >> they said they don't have any evidence showing that he would take his medicine and he wouldn't have any follow-up care. >> reporter: but a family spokesman said anthony's illness was sudden. he'd never been sick before so how could he have been noncompliant with doctor's orders? the family thinks they didn't want to give anthony a heart because he has low grades and was briefly in juvenile detention because of a fight defending his younger brother. news of the rejection drew national attention. >> surely if it's a life or

death situation like it is for a 15-year-old. >> reporter: by late monday a dramatic change of heart. the family spokesman telling cnn the hospital did a complete 180 and reversed the decision. anthony is now on the transplant list, they say, and is awaiting a new heart. the hospital didn't confirm that, but released a statement tuesday saying "a heart transplant evaluation is an ongoing process based on the patient and his or her family's ability to meet specific transplant criteria. while there's been misinformation circulating, children's cannot discuss the specifics of this case or any other case due to privacy rules." however the hospital also said our physician experts are continuing to work with this family to establish a care plan and determine the best next steps for the patient. the family thinks the hospital changed its mind because of media pressure and what it called the handy work of god. elizabeth cohen, cnn, atlanta. >> all right, elizabeth, thanks for that. >> at least it comes out the

right way, now he's on the list so the drama continues there. we'll follow that story. coming up next on "new day" an $11 billion merger between american airlines and u.s. airways blocked. why the justice department is so determined to kill the deal before it gets off the ground. > and what does that mean for ticket prices for you? richard quest is here to break it down. you remember this video, right, the bus beatdown, all this backlash against the driver, the driver should have things. this story is becoming more and more about who we haven't heard from, like the parents, like the school, like anti-bullying advocates. what's going on in this story. we'll let you know what a juvenile judge had to say. the postal service is critical to our economy.

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welcome back, everyone. in an attempt to create the world's biggest airline has run into some severe turbulence this morning. the government unexpectedly blocked the proposed $11 billion merger of american airlines and u.s. airways saying the super merger would be bad for travelers in the end. richard quest host of cnn international's "quest means business" and oh he does is back with us to talk through this. so you've got to explain this to me. we see merger after merger over the past few years. what is the justice department, why is the justice department blocking this one especially so late in the process? >> late in the process, that's the whole point. listen, the bankruptcy judge is due to rule on thursday. the doj comes in at the last moment. the airlines knew that there may be some conditions, but even tom horton, the ceo of american airlines, speaking to me at the

beginning of the week, tom horton, he wasn't giving anything away and if he knew what was about to come down the road towards him, he's a very good poker player. >> we've been working close with the justice department and american and u.s. airways making sure they have all the information they need to make an informed merger. we just have to wait and see. >> "just have to wait and see." his merger is well and truly on the rocks and the justice department gave a variety of reasons why. look and see exactly what they were talking about. substantially the states attorneys general of arizona, texas, have also joined in the lawsuit and what they're complaining about, phoenix, for example, where you've got u.s. airways headquarters, dallas, texas, american airlines headquarters, they're complaining about the so-called one stops where you fly from one place to the next and they say

the prices for all of this would be seriously increased. washington national reagan airport, one of the key hubs that they are also worried about, a merged american/u.s. airways would have 69% of takeoff and landing slots, too much they now believe for the justice department. they're also concerned about strategy. airlines like u.s. airways with their advantage fares, they say they would be pilled out if this deal went to head. but, other deals went to head so what was wrong with this one? this is what happens if you're last to the party. delta/northwest, ding! approved. united/continental, that one happened in the teeth of the recession, these two airlines needed to do a deal, ding! approved. things are getting better, passengers are coming back, profits are starting. now the justice department is worried about competition.

they fear there's too much cooperation, ding! unh-uh, it gets blocked. that's the situation. it looks grim. i have to say the justice department has a very enviable record when it comes to actually blocking deals. >> so this late in the game can the airlines do anything to try to mitigate these concerns or is this essentially doomed? >> they say they will fight a vigorous and strong defense. >> okay. >> and they have to frankly because what the justice department is complaining about is strategy. they don't want to lose a couple of slots, they are talking about strategy in the airline industry. for american airlines they're in bankruptcy chapter 11. their whole exit from chapter 11 is predicated on this merger. if this deal doesn't go ahead and can we, please, see if we can find plan b.

i'm looking for plan b. >> a lot of paper here. >> they will have to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new strategy and it will take a lot longer for american to come out of chapter 11. for the traveling public by the way if you're getting on board u.s. airways, american airlines, today, next week, next year, don't worry about a thing, both will be around. >> they'll be here, but what does it mean for your ticket prices? >> right now probably nothing, right, but because under the reorganization laws and bankruptcy they'll get more time, that's what they're doing, the government is protecting them but they have to go to the justice department first and get pre-approval of whatever that package plan is to get out. >> they will go back to the bankruptcy judge tomorrow. he won't be able to approve the merger because the justice department is litigating for a permanent injunction and then you have to either negotiate, abandon or come up with plan b. >> they'll need plan b. >> i'm surprised they were caught so surprised. >> they suspected something was

coming. most of us thought -- >> thinking there was not much they could do. >> most of us thought it would be washington national and they'd have to divest some slots. not this. >> richard quest doing it the only way can he, explaining it to us all. thank you, richard. let's take a break on "new day." when we come back, question, would you dhaul bullying? it's blurry but really obvious. why aren't more people coming after the suspects and saying, hey, let's address this, let's talk about it? all we know so far is that three people responsible had their day in court, juvenile court. we'll tell you what the judge said. and i have a feeling richard quest likes this show as well, the star of "duck "dynasty"" may soon be looking for another job, maybe in congress. we'll tell you why some supporters say this self-proclaimed red neck millionaire would be the perfect candidate. it's a reality check. i had my reality check when i'd be sitting there with my friends who had their verizon phones and i'd be sitting there like "mine's still loading!" i couldn't get email. i couldn't stream movies.

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♪ the final countdown old school this morning. old school. i like it. welcome back to "new day." it is wednesday, august 14th. i'm chris cuomo. >> i'm kate bolduan, good morning, everyone. we're here with news anchor michaela pereira. coming up in the show three teenagers were charged in the brutal beating of a younger student on a school bus. they faced a judge and we're going to tell you what unfolded in the courtroom. plus coca-cola is out with a new ad touting the safety of artificial sweetener, but are the facts behind it going to leave a bad taste in your mouth? we'll bring in our man, dr. sanjay gupta, for his opinion. but a lot of news first for you this morning so let's get right to michaela. >> thanks so much. violence in cairo as egyptian security forces move in on two

camps filled with supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi. special forces have been called in to help clear out the larger of the two camps located in eastern cairo. the muslim brotherhood says 200 protesters are dead and egypt's interior ministry says muslim brotherhood supporters are attacking police stations in an effort to free jailed protesters. breaking news out of birmingham, alabama, a u.p.s. cargo plane crashing while attempting to land at birmingham shuttlesworth international airport. witnesses report seeing a large amount of smoke while hearing at least three loud explosions. so far, no information about fatalities or injuries. real creepy story for every parent a texas couple claiming a stranger somehow hacked a baby monitor in their toddler's bedroom. mark and lauren gilbert say they were horrified when they heard a strange man's voice calling out to their 2-year-old daughter, alison. when they rushed to her room a

man's voice came through the baby monitor swearing and using sexually explicit language, even called their daughter by her name. they see the record "alison" written above her bed. mayor bob filner has been banned from hooter's restaurants. he's been accused of sexual harassment and hooter's locations posted signs indicating that mayor filner is not welcome there, that he will not be served because the restaurants believe women should be treated with respect. it is truly a dog ace life for one pooch in japan. getting a relaxing massage from a toy, a pet dog that looks a lot like him. so maybe he thinks it's a female s chiba. eventually he's out.

little more on the neck, how is the pressure? how is the temperature in the room? are you okay? >> how is the dog staying there? >> their fur is quite dense. >> really? i did not know the density of chiba enu fur. that escaped me. is there a particular measure for fur density on dogs, the units? >> it's a whole nother day, saving that for another show. >> we'll take it up later on. first a situation we've been following here on "new day," we have an update on that brutal school bus attack that was caught on tape last month in florida. three 15-year-olds went before a juvenile court judge facing aggravated battery charges. sounds bad but what kind of punishment will they face and how do they explain their actions? these are big questions pretty much unexplored. cnn's pamela brown joins us with that. >> good morning, still looking for answers to some of the questions because the teens didn't have much to say about their actions yesterday as they left the courtroom but one of their dads did say that his son is sorry. no matter how many times you

have seen the video it is still painful to watch, the teens kicking and stomping the 13-year-old victim on the school bus at least 23 times according to police. the three teenagers caught on tape beating up a younger student on their school bus faced a judge on tuesday, all slapped with aggravated battery charges. >> again, if you were in adult court this would be a second-degree felony and that is a very serious matter. >> reporter: any words for the victim? the three 15-year-old boys remained silent as they left the courtroom. the father of one only offering these words. >> consequences, just consequences. that's all i can say. >> reporter: consequences for doing this. beating up a 13-year-old boy on their school bus in early july, breaking his arm. police say the older boys were seeking revenge after the victim told teachers that they tried to sell him drugs. the juvenile justice department

is recommending nine months' probation and anger management for two of the boys, while the third the reported ringleader faces an additional robbery charge for allegedly stealing money from the victim after the beating. >> it's hard to convey what happened in this case without actually seeing the video. >> reporter: the prosecution asked to enter the bus surveillance video as evidence to illustrate the juvenile justice department's proposed punishments don't match the severity of the crime. and the three will be back in court on august 27th, all of them attended littleman intermediate school a dropout prevention middle school in st. petersburg, florida. spokesperson tells us they are reviewing the incident and looking at whether improvements can be made to ensure students' safety on the school bus and the schoolperson could not elaborate on the disciplinary measure taken forever the teens but says that kind of behavior could lead to expulsion. back to you. chris? >> pamela, thank you very much. there are other questions. this is one of the stories that kind of surprises us in terms of what it hasn't elicited so far.

for more let's bring in loni coombs, author of "you're perfect: the ugly truth about spoiling your kids." you've been spying on me and my parenting, i don't like it. >> so nice to see you, chris. >> it's great to have you on because you're perfect for this. there's too much not being said in this situation and that's why i wanted to have this conversation. let's first talk about how this situation was initially dealt with. it was about the bus driver, the bus driver should have broken up the fight, despite the rules, despite the laws, despite all the lawsuits when drivers get involved, that's where accountability began and started. make sense to you? >> well, it doesn't surprise me, but it's the old thing of us blaming everyone else but the kids. the parents want to blame the teachers, they want to blame the school, they want to blame the school bus driver. let's look at the perpetrators,

the kids here. this video is shocking and disturbing but as a parent and criminal prosecutor it is the result of the perfect storm going on in this prevalent parenting of our kids are perfect, they should be entitled, should have no consequences to their actions and you add into that the reality show mentality of wanting attention for bad behavior, and also this desensitization towards empathy. are kids because they work through texts and tech nothing and facebook and instagram, they don't have the face-to-face interactions anymore. we don't talk about the golden rule and how will your actions affect someone else and so we have these vicious beatings where these kids are going to end up in the court system and for the first time the court's going to step in and say you know what? there's some consequences to your actions, and the parents are probably going to be just as surprised as the kids that they're actually going to be held responsible for this type of behavior. >> so let's look at what's not being done here. where are the anti-bullying

advocates? when these situations come up, they spork these debates, and there's outrage and we need new policies and the schools have to get involved, and we have to have dialogue. why not here? why aren't we hearing it in. >> that's a very good question, because that is a part of what this is. but this is even more, i think, than just bullying. this is just straight out violence, apparently from what the reports are is that this young boy, the victim, had been approached by one or more of these assailants and said, "do you want to buy drugs?" he turned them down and reported it to the school which is what we want our kids to do. we tell them to do that. this was essentially a retaliation for that. >> which is why -- >> i think the school -- >> which is why i think it falls into the category of bullying because it was preying on this behavior, it was focused torment which means the school should have a policy, the school shouldn't be hiding and say we're reviewing, it could be expulsion. forget about punishing the kids. that will be handled. what are you doing to make sure the environment in your school

doesn't condone this behavior which takes us to the parents. one of the parents says on the record i'm sorry, this happens, but you know, it's how it is, or something to that effect which is kids will be kids. >> yes. >> why don't more parents get held accountable for the actions of their children? >> well, they should, and you're seeing some of these changes in the laws where parents are being pulled in and being held accountable for truancy, and it should be going to the actions of their kids. look, this is the trend. there's more and more violence. there's more bullying whether it's just over the internet or in person like this, and it starts with the parents. the parents need to start doing more parenting and teaching these kids that it's wrong to do this. so i agree with you, chris, i think it's a good point to start holding the parents accountable. >> and we have to figure out how, right? that's what these discussions are about. i was really surprised when this first came out i thought here we go again. this is going to be a month-long campaign of what went on with these kids, how they got to this

point, what else was happening in the school that was ignored and all of the things that add up to this behavior. kids don't naturally become thugs and violent bullies. there are other things going on here, that's not to apologize but we don't understand it because it's been ignored. you know what's going to happen in juvi, they'll get probation and be right back in the same school. >> right, but even then, i know a lot of times we write off the probation justice system the juvenile justice system but there are a lot of creative things that a judge can do, working with the parents and the kids. there's community service. >> sure. >> there's apologize to the victim, go out there and talk to other students about why this is wrong. that is something that can be done as part of their punishment and it should be done. it's another way to really hit this bullying campaign. >> well, loni, i appreciate the perspective here this morning. you understand it as a prosecutor and an author. hopefully we'll keep talking about if at and get the people should be talking about it

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congress and say it seems like a circus or congress seems like a bad movie or a train wreck. what does that make you all think of? a reality show so maybe it's not so strange that some people are saying what congress needs is a reality show star, one with a very, very long beard. if you squint and tilt your head just the right way, it almost sounds like a campaign platform. very hairy one. >> you know what makes me happy? besides bubble baths and puppies and not wearing pants during my interview? watching new episodes of "duck "dynasty." ". >> reporter: willie robertson is the star of "andy's duck "dynasty." "willie, the ceo and the rest of the family kick off their fourth season tonight, but some are reportedly calling for another type of kickoff. according to the "washington examiner" some republicans are

urging robertson to run for an open congressional seat in his native, louisiana. willie does have wide appeal beyond just beard enthusiasts. the show is one of the most watched on cable. it's not like no one has ever made the jump from the world of tv to the corridors of power in washington. ♪ i got you babe >> reporter: enough california voters said i got you, babe, to sonny bono to elect him to the house. >> doggone it, people like me. >> reporter: enough minnesotans liked al franken to send him to the senate. robertson, the self-described redneck millionaire has a resume that could shine in republican politics. he helped build his company into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. he's an active supporter of gun rights and he often speaks about his christian faith. even the beard shouldn't get in the way. ever heard of james garfield? i did not even mention ronald reagan, arnold arnold

schwarzenegger, fred grandy was gopher on "the love boat" before going to congress and willie robertson is a real substantial person with a real resume beyond reality tv. it will be interesting to see if he wants to bother going to washington. >> that's the thing. they're so successful right now, why not? you see the picture behind you? >> i can't look, i don't have eyes behind me. ahh, yes. >> there are some of the cast members. jace, that's his brother, he could be his top campaign strategist, psy his uncle the funniest character on the show, press secretary for sure if you've ever heard him speak you know why i'm saying this and phil his father campaign manager. i've got success written all over this. >> all right there. >> psy is also the scandal waiting to happen that will distract the campaign away -- >> psy can get away with everything, as he would say asa-please. that's what he says. >> we'll see what happens. if it happens, we will cover it every day.

>> sorry. but still -- >> thank you very much. we'll see. don't count out hope. coming up on "new day" coca-cola launches an ad campaign defending the safety of the artificial sweeter aspartame, that's how it was spelled out for me on the prompter. are the fizzy facts all they're cracked up to be? we'll check in with cnn's dr.ing is something. and "anchorman's" ron burgundy is not coming back to the screen, he's publishing a tell-all about his life including his bromances, that story in our top four as i contain my giggles. ♪ ♪ don't stop believing when we made our commitment to the gulf, bp had two big goals:

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release and cherished stories about his dog baxter and his news crew. all right, here we go. kim kardashian has tough words for president obama. yeah, this is our number three story. the president said kids shouldn't be thinking the labels kim kardashian wears are a label of success but she works hard and she doesn't understand why "president obama is picking on her." pause for effect. one, two. a final film premiere for cory monteith. this is the movie where he plays a drug-addicted street hustler. really interesting to see this. how does senator ben affleck sound? the a-list actor says he is focused on ways to help outside

of politics for now, but wouldn't be surprised if one day he changed his mind and ran for office. that video we showed of him talking there was someone standing next to him. matt, thank you. >> our executive producer -- >> i am saying a girl in a nice red dress standing next to him. >> take the wide shot. >> no love today. >> we love you. that's all that matters. come ing up on "new day" wel head to cairo where the violent crackdown on protesters is heating up. also a u.p.s. cargo plane goes down outside an airport in alabama. breaking details at the top of the hour. ( bell rings ) they remind me so much of my grandkids.

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welcome back. that music means it's time for the rock block. a quick round up of the stories you'll be talking about today. >> kate from "wall street journal" the feds requiring a rule that a car seat be with a tether. despite american women are getting married later, new federal statistics show no rise in infertility. it has declined over the past 30 years. from "l.a. times" climate change may be responsible for a growth spurt in california coast. the fastest growth rate ever starting in the 1970s. time now for christine romans and your business news. >> stock futures lower and decent rally on friday. the market juiced after

billionaire carl icahn said he purchased a big chunk of apple shares. global rally in stocks available cheap debt and financing and the slow return of ceo confidence make the future right for takeover. the downside of the real estate recovery it is getting harder to afford a house. 69% of homes were affordable and down from 79% in the first quarter. let's get to indra petersons for the weather. >> temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below normal thanks to the cold front. more rain in the south, two to five inches. head out west, high pressure is building. we're talking about fire danger with red flag warnings from salt lake city and building in through idaho. >> thanks so much for the update. now at the top of the hour, everyone. which means it is time for the top news.

>> we were sitting there smiling and saying, impossible. happening now, cairo in chaos. violence in the streets. hundreds reportedly dead. the egyptian government taking on protesters, but they're not backing down. we are live with the latest. hannah speaks. hannah anderson reportedly telling her side of the story and online posts on new revelations why she couldn't escape her relationship with her captor and how she's dealing with it all now. pleading with lawmakers to help reel in paparazzi. why they fear for their children's safety. your "new day" continues right now. what you need to know -- >> he said that i'm going to kill the hostages. what you just have to see --

>> i finished the basement for you, baby. this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning, welcome back to "new day." it is 8:00 in the east. i'm kate bolduan. >> i'm chris cuomo here with michaela pereira. a plane crash in alabama. the ntsb at this hour launching a go team to the site. we'll give you breaking details. a mother ordered to change her son's name from messiah to martin ordered by a judge. the reason? the judge said only jesus christ can have that title. we'll talk to the mom live about this strange and controversial ruling. and is the fake sugar in the diet soda you love so much safe? coca-cola defending it saying it does help people manage their

weight. does it really, though? dr. sanjay gupta join us with what you need to know. chaos in egypt escalating at this hour. troops opening fire on thousand s of protesters, staging two sit-ins in the egyptian capital. muslim brotherhood officials say more than 200 demonstrators have been killed. we have teams on the ground covering all angles of this story. let's go live first to our arwa damon in cairo. happy to hear you moved inside. i know the situation is getting dangerous. take us through which way it is developing right now. >> well, it most certainly is developing towards widespread, it would seem, gun battles that are happening on multiple fronts throughout the capital itself. earlier this morning, security forces moving in. they cleared out pretty quickly one of these sit-in sites in front of cairo university. we were there shortly afterwards and battles breaking out in the streets. at the main sit-in sites they

are dealing with multiple front lines just in that area. this is a massive site. it spans for miles and clashes on the outskirts of it and also clashing with pro-morsi demonstrators who are trying to break through coming from the other side, trying to break through the ranks of the riot police and of the military that has also been called in to beef up the effort and we're sewing these demonstrators moving from one area to another and we were there a few moments ago and yet another square in cairo and gunfire happening on the other side of the square and all around us. most certainly intensifying gun battles that we're seeing taking place here. >> all right, arwa, thank you for the reporting. from the police to the military a very troubling sign. stay safe there. followinging another breaking news story. a u.p.s. cargo plane has crashed near the birmingham airport in

alabama. you see the plane burning and at least three loud explosions. rene is joining us on the phone with the latest. what is the latest? >> the ntsb has confirmed that they will be launching a go-team to go to the crash site to investigate. to try to determine what led to this crash here. we know that, again, it happened a u.p.s. cargo plane on arrival at the airport there in birmingham, alabama. we expect that the go-team and ntsb investigators should be on the ground around 10:00 this morning there in alabama to start this investigation. we should note that this was an a-300. so, this kind of plane is a very large plane. however, the only users of this type of plane in the united states is u.p.s. and fedex.

no commercial passenger planes, as far as this type of plane here in the united states. as far as the crash history goes here, this is only the second crash of an airbus jet in the united states. of course, the first one was back in november, 2001. it was an american airlines flight in queens, new york. kate? >> now, since it is a cargo plane, that would say it would minimize the number of possibility of injuries. were the pilots injured? do we know where they are right now and how this could affect airport operations there this morning? >> at this point we do not know any further details about possible injuries. we're still waiting to get that information. so, that remains unknown. but i can tell you typically in a cargo plane, you would have two people inside of the plane, but, again, that's usually the way it is. but we still don't have any definitive number as to the number of people inside,

injuries or possible fatalities. waiting to get that. >> all right, thank you so much for that update. just getting further update in my ear the mayor of birmingham reporting two casualties. we'll follow this developing situation out of birmingham airport in alabama this morning. the quote, he deserved what he got from 16-year-old hannah anderson about the man who kidnapped her and murdered her mother and brother. hannah is sharing details of her horrifying ordeal online. casey wian is monitoring this developing story from los angeles for us. casey, on the one hand we're curious about her story, obviously. but, also, a little worrisome that so soon afterwards she would be talking. what do you know about this situation? >> it's interesting that you bring that up. one person she was interacting

with said she should tell her father she is doing this. obviously, some concern there. she said, he knows. a phenomenon that a teenage girl going through a life-changing ordeal might go on social media and discuss it with her peers and that's exactly what hannah anderson has apparently done. 16-year-old hannah anderson is sharing details about her kidnapping on social media, that's according to the associated press. the ap reports that hannah fielded questions on the site ask fm about her abduction by the man she knew as uncle jim. why didn't you run? he would have killed me. why didn't you tell your parents he creeped you out? in part, it was my dad's best friend and i didn't want to ruin anything between them. hannah shed new light on the night she was kidnapped, the same night her mother and younger brother were murdered.

how did he separate you from your mom and brother? he tied them up in the garage. how did he keep the fire a secret? he had it set to set on fire at a certain time. dimaggio threatened to kill her if she fled and brought her in part to help carry equipment in the wilderness. some questions were brutally blunt. did he rape you? i'm not allowed to talk about it, don't ask questions about it. are you glad he's dead? absolutely. >> this is a 16-year-old who is traumatized. she's in a state of trauma. she's not thinking. sometimes in a numb state you are doing things that you don't really consider the consequences. >> reporter: hannah posted acephaly aa se selfie. what design did you get on your nails? pink for my mom and blue for ethan.

hannah also expressed regret that she couldn't do more to save the lives of her mother and brother. also, we should point out that cnn has not been able to independently confirm that, in fact, it was hannah anderson posting those notes online and the associated press, though, says it has. chris? >> casey, thank you so much for the reporting. appreciate it. one thing is for sure, the emotion is so raw, we believe this story is over because she's home, but it isn't. just beginning from her. as her father told us here at cnn, he doesn't have a lot of money and she will need a lot of help. a fund set up for the teen. for information go to cnn.com/impact. kate? back here in new york, there was a pretty testy debate for mayor. all eyes, as usual, though, on anthony weiner. he apologized for the sexting scandal that took him from first to last in the mayoral race and things only got more uncomfortable from there.

rosa flores has been following the race and the candidate throughout. good morning. >> this has all the elements of a soap opera, tabloids, twists and turns and drama-filled sexting scandal and a cast of characters fighting for attention. it was a shouting match outside and a boxing match inside. the democratic candidates for new york city mayor facing off in their first televised debate. anthony weiner apologizing, once again, for his latest sexting indiscretion. >> i made mistakes. embarrassed myself and they hurt my family. >> reporter: the embattled candidate sparring with city council speaker christine quinn repeatedly. >> i apologized for my personal behavior and the speaker refuses to apologize for the things in her professional record. >> neither me nor anybody else on this stage or any new yorker,

quite frankly, should be lectured by anthony weiner for what we need to apologize for tonight or ever. >> reporter: the other three opponents seemed perfectly content ignoring him. >> i don't want to talk about anthony. >> reporter: focusing instead on the issues that face the city. the scandal-plagued candidate has gone from first to fourth place. his support plummeting from 26% before the latest sexting admission to 10% in a new qinnipiac poll how do you think you're doing despite the polls? >> i think i'm doing very well. >> reporter: his savvy wife remains noticeably absent. >> huma is home babysitting my 19-month-old, jordan. >> reporter: watching him fight to stay in the race. and anthony weiner continues to say that he doesn't govern by what the polls dictate.

we've got to add that he did have a lot of supporters outside of that event cheering for him. but i was also following the tweetersphere during this debate and while there were a lot of tweets about weiner, they were not flattering, kuwaiate. >> thanks, rosa. host of cnn's "crossfire" joining us here in new york. >> i have the unfortunate honor of discussing anthony weiner this morning. that goes to me. >> whoever drew the short straw -- >> that's me! >> when you look at this new poll. weiner now in fourth with only 10% support among democratic voters. he was in first prior to all this coming out. does he have any chance at this point? when you look at kind of comebacks, there's really no time left. >> no. a month ago i was saying, thank god i'm leaving new york because i thought he had a chance.

he was up in the polls and a lot of people saying, give him another chance. he seemed defiant and igdiginant and now the polls are correcting. i'm proud of my new yorkers for seeing in anthony weiner exactly who they would get. he's a jerk, he's a clown. we don't need another circus in new york. the new yorkers deserve a serious candidate for mayor and i think they're course correcting. >> when you look at how things played out recently, i think one of the unwitting victims of all this continues to be his wife. he was with that buzz feed interview that he did, he kind of made this, he hinted it was a joke. he knew what joke huma would have with a long-time hillary campaign. in all seriousness, how much is he hurting her and her professional career? >> i used to think like you did,

kate, a victim. she's been out on the campaign trail and holding and speaking at press conferences and she's been defending him. so there is only so much victim huma we can believe. she's on board now, it seems. the jerk part of him is that he's aware of the fact that he's hurt her professional career, which could have skyrocketed and, still could. he could have bowed out of the race and sacrificed his career for hers. so she could continue working with hillary clinton and working on her own career but knowingly injected himself into the path of her career. >> we can all agree, though, you never know what's going on in a relationship and the reason she stuck with it, she loves her husband for all his faults and she has their child. so, i never try to guess at victim or not. >> who knows what's going through her head. take on the democrat, now, let's take on some republican issues,

shall we? the birther question back in the news not talking about barack obama but ted cruz. who is questioning trying to run for office for the white house. donald trump is the birther issue only hurting republicans when they bring it up? i mean, really. >> just unnecessary. we have fbi agents and congressional scholars to look into someone's eligibility for president. they have, ted cruz is eligible to run for president despite his childhood in calgary. i don't know if our candidates and would-be candidates need to spend time going down that path. looks like we have nothing else to go after. ted cruz, even though i'm a fan of his, plenty to go after if you don't like the candidate. >> what would you say to donald

trump then? >> donald trump doesn't need advice nor take advice from me, so, he's going to do what donald does. he's going to keep being donald. advising candidates for this issue, just stay away. >> s.e. cupp co-host of "crossfire." thanks, great to see you. >> good to have you. welcome to "new day." a lot of other news this morning. >> wildfire burning in idaho. the elk fire has now scorched nearly 100,000 acres. it's barely 5% contained and may not even be under control until october. 71 homes and buildings have already been destroyed. east of salt lake city a wildfire is burning across 4,000 acres. firefighters there making little progress getting it contained. a dozen homes have been burned. an fbi agent testified at the court-martial of nidal

hasan. he is acting as his own attorney and admitted to being the shooter. 13 people were killed and 32 wounded as you'll recall in that 2009 ft. hood mascar. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. cory booker beat out fellow democrats in a primary yesterday and now will go up against republican opponent in a special election to be held october 16th. fill out the remainder of the turn of frank lawtutenberg who died in june. joe and accused of lying about their income among other things. both are expected to plead not guilty. an update we have for you now in cairo. we had trouble getting a live shot because of the chaos that

emerged there today. reza sayah is on the streets and we are concerned for your safety. tell us the latest. >> michaela, just a horrible morning here in cairo. we witnessed some awful seens just about 20 minutes ago and yet another fufallty and another body was brought over right behind where we are wrapped in a blanket and put in a car and driven away. the latest casualty and the late latest. muhammad morsi and the brotherhood and this military-backed interim government. two neighborhoods in this city that look like war zones at this hour. we're at one of them. we're at east cairo. the scene of a pro-morsi demonstration that had been going on for six weeks. the interim-backed, the military interim backed government had threatened had crackdown against

this sit-in. said it could not continue any longer. we didn't know where that crackdown was going to come. it's 6:30 a.m. this morning. that's when it finally came. according to witnesses, security forces started firing weapons and then an all-out firefight emerged and throughout the past few hours, we can personally tell you we've seen scores of casualties. people either hurt very badly or fatali fatalities. people who have been killed. a lot of volunteer doctors are working at this hour in a makeshift clinic. based on what we're seeing, they're going to have a very difficult time taking care of all of these victims. and for now, the conflict continues and in the coming hours the question is, how is this going to end? their aim, the security forces aim is to clear out this sit-in. but over the past several weeks, this sit-in demonstration has mushroomed into a small town

where you have thousands of people here. it's going to be incredibly difficult for them to clear out these people. many who are defiant. we're going to wait here and see what happens in the coming hours. michaela. >> we heard some discrepancy about the injuries there and about the fatalities. we're going to continue to watch this with you. thanks so much for that update. reza sayah in cairo. quite a chaotic scene this morning. >> it looks like it's just starting. let's get some weather and turn to indra petersons. >> anywhere from the midwest and the northeast and every one of them saying, wow, it's nice today. we're talking about cold arctic air coming from canada bringing temperatures 10, 15 degrees below normal from the midwest to the northeast. highs in the 60s in cleveland today. 68 in new york city. feels so good. unfortunately, we can't spread that love all the way down to the south where, again, they're talking about heavy rain day after day. all throughout the weekend and into the early part of next

week. two to five inches of rain in the forecast and we could add more to that. hard to believe. look at this out in the caribbean. potential development to form into a tropical low and if that happens and combines with the stationary front, we'll take that two to five inches and boost that up to possibly eight inches of rainfall. we just keep talking about this. i feel like a broken record at this point. >> it is what it is. more and more rain. thank you so much, indra. >> it is going to matter. if you want to say in those areas. the artificial sweetener in diet soda, is it safe? that's what coke is saying in a brand-new ad this morning. we're going to ask dr. sanjay gupta what's true and what is not. also ahead, jennifer garner and halle berry taking on the paparazzi. the steps they're trying to take to keep the photographers away from their children. club balón rojo,'s

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here's something you're going to want to see. dramatic testimony from two stars in hollywood. emotional statements at a hearing over celebrity photographers, known as paparazzi. the celebrity moms describe the constant nightmare with surveillance with paparazzi trying to snap shots of their kids and they want it to stop, of course. nischelle turner is back with this. >> they say this is a daily occurrence and just keeps getting worse and worse. in 2009, california governor arnold schwarzenegger signed a bill into law. now, this law also makes it a crime to take and sell unauthorized photos of celebrities in personal and familial activity. there are laws on the books.

but jennifer garner and halle berry say it doesn't go far enough. >> i love my kids. they're beautiful and sweet and innocent and i don't want a gang of shouting, arguing, law breaking photographers who camp out everywhere we are, all day every day, to continue traumatizing my kids. >> reporter: in an emotional appearance tuesday in front of california lawmakers jennifer garner and halle berry asked for better protection for their children from paparazzi cameras. >> we're not just whiny celebrities that many times people think we are. we are moms here who are just trying to protect our children. >> reporter: garner and berry testified before the california assembly judiciary committee in support of a bill that would increase paparazzi penalties and broaden the definition to agree photographing a child without the permission of a legal guardian. in recent years, the children of celebrities have become unintentionally famous in their

own right. suri, maddux and apple are known on first-name basis, just like their parents. photos of the children of celebrities have become big business for photographers who sell them to an ever-growing pool of entertainment magazines and websites at top dollar. >> my children aren't actors or celebrities, they're just kids like your kids or anyone else's. just like you want to protect your children, i want to protect mine. >> reporter: celebrity moms want to draw a line. >> what we're asking them to do to take these pictures with dignity and take these pictures and not harass our children. >> some oppose the legislation saying it could infringe on the ability of journalists to cover the news. this was approved by the state judiciary committee on tuesday but still several steps remain before it goes into law. >> that's the thing. you can emps tathize with them.

>> there are people who say, you are a celebrity, you want the publicity when you want it and not when you don't. there is a little bit of back and forth. coming up next on "new day" she named her son messiah and now a tennessee judge is ordering her to change his name. the baby's mother will be joining us, coming up. assessing the safety of diet soda. we'll ask dr. sanjay gupta what is true and what is not about the new claims about aspertame. and that means growth, lots of cargo going all around the globe. cars and parts, fuel and steel, peas and rice, hey that's nice! ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ helping this big country move ahead as one ♪ ♪ norfolk southern how's that function? ♪

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take on for you here. welcome back to "new day." it's wednesday, august 14th. i'm chris cuomo. >> i'm kate bolduan. let's get straight to michaela for five things you need to know. >> the pilot and co-pilot are dead after a u.p.s. plane crashed in birmingham, alabama. violence erupting in egypt. a spokesman for the muslim brotherhood says over 200 demonstrators were killed. direct peace talks. the first in five years taking place between palestinian negotiators. released 26 palestinian prisoners for resuming talking. bradley manning expected to address the court. the former army intelligence analyst is accused of stealing and leaking classified documents. he faces up to 90 years in prison. number five.

former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. pleaded guilty to spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds for personal expenses and faces two years in prison. be sure to check in at cnnnewday.com for the very latest. changing directions this morning. coke is facing a new ad campaign aimed at quieting the concerns over artificial sweeteners in their beverages. the ad is part of coke coming together campaign to fight obesity in america. dr. sanjay gupta joins us now with more. good morning to you. is this the expected push back after one of the items or one of the ingredients in their drink came under fire. >> aspartame, one of the artificial sweeteners. they want to set the record straight on some of this. first of all, is it safe? is what you're drinking is what this product is safe? quite a bit of research,

specifically on that. and i think people think of safety with respect to cancer with respect to actually causing disease. i think you can say it's safe. the fda has said it is safe, the american cancer society has said it is safe. that is one of the first things. but goes back to the couple big studies that came out and we talked about them in the past. people who drink these diet drinks also tend to have higher rates of obesity, diabetes, things like that. what is going on here? is the diet soda somehow causing that or that people who already have those types of diseases go and drink more diet soda. that's what they're trying to unravel here but showing it is safe. that's their primary thing. >> can we answer the question by what they're telling us? the obesity and links to things we're worried about. >> people put on more calories and more weight. we know those things are linked to obesity and diabetes.

how could they possibly be causing it? what the studies suggested, could a diet drink still raise your insulin level, for example, as a result of that, you go for sugar. when you eat or drink something so sweet that your body is getting duped somehow and therefore you need to go find the calories now with that sweetness. those have not been proven but that's what scientists are trying to unravel. for the time being, when you look at this ad campaign, which i did very carefully and read the papers that come along with it, the main point is that this is safe. the fda agrees with us on this. >> now, coca-cola they sent us a statement and we should read it. they say this in part, "low and no calorie sweeteners offer a great way for people to manage their calories while still enjoying the tweet taste of beverages and products that they love. we created this print ad to address their concerns and make it easier for them to get the facts." at the same time, it seems to

make the issue more confused. what do you think the basic take away for people who want to or questioning whether they should get a diet soda. >> first of all, the name aspartame is going to scare people no matter what. it has for a long time and will continue to do that. people who are looking and concerned about their weight, they want the soda. a diet soda. a lot of people who work in the weight management world, a diet soda is a good option if you're trying to cut back on calories. or drink water. people had concerns for a long time and despite aspartame not causing cancer there is people believing that, for sure. coke has lots of options, as do a lot of other beverage companies. >> not the biggest selling point for a product. >> that's true. >> but that's where they're coming from to michaela's point. it causes cancer and safety problems. it may have some of the other issues, which the science is

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welcome back. now, have you heard about this story? a tennessee judge ordered a mother to change her son's name from messiah to martin. listen to the judge's reasoning, this is in her own words. >> the word messiah is a title and it's a title that has only been earned by one person and that one person is jesus christ. >> okay, now, that is a sitting judge whose job is to apply law to fact. joining me now is the little boy's mother, jalissa martin. might i say, you have a gorgeous baby boy sitting on your lap. >> thank you so much. >> and look how good he's being.

boy, oh, boy, he should have gotten an award. staring right at the camera. this is great. so, let's begin at the beginning. how did you wind up in court? how did this end up at this point? >> i actually went to court for child support. me and the father couldn't agree on messiah's last name. >> you were battling over the sir name because you have different names, obviously. >> and the judge decided -- so, the judge is trying to help you through this and how did the name become the issue instead of the support payments? >> she just plainly came out and said, i'm going to change his first name because she didn't like it. >> you're there for support money fighting over money with the baby's father. the name was kind of extra, whether or not you name the kid on time. no set period for when you have to do it. then this comes out. the judge said, by the way, i

don't like the name? >> i was shocked. i couldn't believe it. >> so, she sends you away with a father to come up with a different name. you can't. you then come back and then unknown part of this story, you didn't pick martin, the father didn't pick martin, the judge picked martin. tell me about it. >> she gave us a recess and told us she was going to give us an hour to pick another name for messiah and if we didn't, she was going to give him the name that she wanted him to have, which was martin. >> she named the kid martin deshawn mccalla. being the father's last name. what was your reaction to this and what was the father's reaction when the judge determined the name? >> she wouldn't let us say what we wanted to say.

there was nothing we can do at that point. >> was there something off about the judge saying it is jesus' name and you can't use it? >> yes. >> messiah is the fourth most popular name tied with major. did you know it was that popular? >> i did. >> what do you make of this situation? were all the lawyers letting you know the judge couldn't let you do this. >> i had several people come up to me during the recess and tell me what the judge was doing wasn't right and she had no right to do that to us at all. >> you're going to call your baby messiah. what is his nickname? >> siah or messiah. either one. >> assuming you win, what do you want to say to the judge?

>> i'm sorry that you have your own beliefs, but you have no right to change my child's name. >> you're going to have some story. you're going to have some story to tell him when he gets older. >> yes, i am. >> boy, oh, boy. pick him up. i want to see the legs on that kid. look at him, this kid's perfect. that's what i'm talking about. he's laughing at me, as most people do. jaleesa, thanks for bringing that beautiful boy. i hope you get what you want. >> see you later, see you in 20 years when you take my job. >> sweetest face in the world. i didn't even listen to you that entire time, chris. i was staring at that adorable kid. a sports announcer stepping out from behind the microphone and changing how people look at those with disabilities.

here's cnn's chief medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta. >> wednesday night at the ballpark in syracuse, new york. up in the press box calling the game, jason benetti. the voice of the syracuse chief. few would recognize him off the field. >> i like that people are surprised. >> reporter: but he has a mild form of cerebral palsy and he's lived with the stares and the glares that come with being different. but he's overcome that. he's wicked smart and degrees in journalism and law and he knows his condition is something to be proud of, as he says. now does television, as well as radio. >> if my look is an issue for somebody on television, great. i'm going to change your mind. >> reporter: he realizes he is also an inspiration to young people who have disabilities. this month he hosted a group of campers with chat, an organization who helps children that cannot speak use advanced technology to speak. >> it's fantastic.

i love seeing the light bulb go off for people because many light bulbs have gone off for me. >> reporter: eventually he would like to write more, but for now life is full of locker rooms, player interviews and books of stats. and for benetti, he'd have no other way. dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting. >> great story. power of human potential. we'll take a break here on "new day," when we come back, look at that. nice shiny bunnies. what? why are they glowing in the dark? should they? we'll tell you about it. mom, dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true?

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welcome back to "new day." a quick loot a urootop stories. a pilot and co-pilot were killed when their u.p.s. cargo plane crashed this morning. it went down as the pilots were preparing to land at birmingh birmingham's airport. 200 demonstrators were killed in cairo overnight. our arwa damon and her team were in the thick of it and had to run to safety when automatic gunfire broke out. we are pleased to say that they are safe and unhurt. debbie rowe taking the stand in his wrongful death trial today. the jackson family suing concert promoter aeg live that they are responsible for his death. cnn on top of all these stories throughout the day. you can go to cnn.com for updates. it is time for j.b.'s new award of the day award. but, we must get to the couch

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groundbreaking. behold. >> no. >> you see this. those rabbits are glow in the dark. glow in the dark rabbits, folks. they were bred by scientists who injected into a bunny embryo. two of the eight rabbits in the litter ended up glowing. how would you like to be the six rabbits that didn't glow. like, seriously. >> i would rather be the nonglowing one. >> why is this important? >> let me tell you why this is important? this will help scientists at some point to research and track where genes are going in this case, but help them in another area, too. i am giving these bunnies, no long longer, from now on when someone says they blanked like rabbits, it will mean they glowed. right? >> took a long time to figure out where you were going.

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it is the final countdown, unfortunately. three hours is not enough for us. did you guys decide if you wanted a bunny? >> the answer is no. >> too many more things to clean up. >> glow in the dark or neither? >> they're bad for kids. no kids should have them. >> i guess that is decided. i think that is it for us on "new day." "cnn's newsroom" with carol costello begins right now.

we begin this morning with breaking news. and hello, thanks for joining me, i'm carol costello. before dawn in birmingham, alabama. a huge fireball lights the sky. a massive car cargo plane for u.p.s. slams into an empty field next to the airport. the two people confirmed dead are said to be the pilot and co-pilot. only people onboard flight 1354 which originated in louisville, kentucky. those living near the airport realize the death toll could have been staggering. >> we were in bed and we heard something go over the house and it sounded like a plane had gave out of fuel and a few minutes later we heard this loud boom and we really didn't know what it was. but, we came out the door, we did see some smoke through the trees, but we still